Section 87.301 — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: Order in council — applications

The Governor in Council may make an order specifying one or more of the following, if the Governor in Council is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so: applications for permanent resident visas, temporary resident visas, electronic travel authorizations, work permits, study permits or any other documents, or any combination of those types of applications, made by foreign nationals are not to be accepted for processing if they are received during the period set out in the order or, if a period is not set out, during the period for which the order is in force; the processing of any such types of applications, or any combination of them, made by foreign nationals that are pending on the coming into force of the order or, if amended, the amendment, is to be suspended during the period set out in the order or, if a period is not set out, during the period for which the order is in force; or the processing of any such types of applications, or any combination of them, made by foreign nationals that are pending on the coming into force of the order or, if amended, the amendment, is to be terminated. An order made under subsection (1) may restrict the application of the order to certain foreign nationals or to applications within a class of applications that is specified in the order; provide for the retention, return or other disposition of applications; specify whether, despite any other Act of Parliament, any fees paid in respect of an application referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) are to be repaid and, if they are, that such a repayment is to be made without interest from the Consolidated Revenue Fund; and provide for any other matter arising out of or ancillary to the exercise of the power conferred under that subsection. An order made under subsection (1) must specify whether, despite any other Act of Parliament, any fees paid in respect of an application referred to in paragraph (1)(c) are to be repaid and, if they are, that the repayment is to be made without interest from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.